Spring-clip cover



1929- o. w. WENDEL 1,725,167

SPRING CLIP COVER Filed April 9 1 92.7

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Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED STATES OTTO W. WENDEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNOR T0 ALEMITE CORPORATION, 01

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

SPRING-CLIP COVER.

Application filed April 9,

My invention relates to fittings for covering the clips on vehicle springs. l/Vhen vehicle springs are covered with aflexible protector, it is necessary to cut the covering adjacent the spring clips, and it is customary to provide some means to cover the clips and also hold the protector adjacent the clips snugly against the spring.

It is an object of my invention to provide a simple adjustable fitting which is neat in appearance, which can be applied to various types of springs, and which will effectively hold in place the spring cover adjacent the cli s.

A further object is to provide a spring clip cover which may easily be attached to the clip and which will be held securely in position thereby.

A further object is to provide a spring clip cover which is simple in construction and which may be economically manufactured.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spring showing the clip covers attached.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the top housing section of the spring clip cover.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower locking section of the cover.

Figure 4 is a central vertical section taken on the line 44 of Figure 1 and Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

As shown in Figure 1 a semi-elliptic spring 6 is covered with flexible coverings 8 which are wrapped around the spring and secured at their ends by metallic bands 10 and at the bottom of the spring by suitable fastening means 11. The top portion of this flexible cover is cut adjacent the ends of the U-shaped member of the clip so that said ends and the ends of the spring clip bolt may protrude through the cover so as not to interfere with the fit of the cover in the immediate vicinity of the clip.

As shown in Figure 4 the lower and side portions 12 of the U-shaped clip are covered with flexible material, which is cut away adjacent the clip bolt 14 so as to pass beneath 1927. Serial No. 182,246.

the bolt. The upper section 16 (Fig. 2) of the cover of my invention comprises an inverted U-shaped portion 18 which fits as a housing over the end of the clip, and includes a side wall 20 which extends the full length of the U-shaped portion, and a wall 22 which terminates in an inverted V-shaped flange 24. The lower ends of the inverted U-shaped portion 18 have outwardly extending flanges 26 which are joined to the end portions 28 of the flange 24. An inwardly projecting 30 (Fig. 5) is formed near each of the lower ends of the inverted U shaped portion 18, providing means for engaging any one of a plurality of spaced conical depressions 32 (Fig. 3) formed in the side walls 34 of the lower or locking section 36. The upper ends of the side walls 34 are joined by a trough shaped portion 38, their sides by a wall and their lower ends by a curved wall 42.

As best illustrated in Figure 4, the upper section 16 of the cover is positioned over the spring clip so that its wall 22 abuts against the inner side of the upper end of the U- shaped clip 12, its flanged portions 26 and 28 resting upon the spring covering 8. The locking section is then inserted and pressed upwardly until its curved surface 38 engages the head or nut of the bolt 14, the projections 30 snapping into a pair of the depressions 32 formed in the side walls of the locking section, thus preventing upward movement of the cover. The upper section is sufficiently resilient to permit the projections 30 to be forced from one pair of depressions 32 to the next pair. Lateral movement of the cover is prevented by the engagement of the wall 22 with the U-shaped clip.

From the above description it will be understood that the clip of my invention provides a simple and effective means for holding the spring cover in position adjacent the spring clips. The spring clip cover may be used with cantilever as well as semi-elliptic springs, and may be adjusted to fit various sizes of clips and clip bolts.

While I have shown and described but a .single embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations may be made punched point without departure from the principle thereof. I therefore wish the scope of my invention to be limited only as necessary by the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. A spring clip cover comprising a housing portion adapted to fit over and cover one end of the spring clip and bolt, and an inter locking. member fitting within said housing and adapted to engage the head or nut of the spring clip bolt and thereby hold said housing in position.

2. A fitting for covering spring clips comprising a housing section hollowed to' receive the'end. of the U-shaped portion of the spring clip and bolt end and having'fianges disposed to lie adjacent the top and side of the spring, and a locking section fitting within said housing section, said locking and housing sections having resilient inter-engaging locking means, and means upon said locking section for engaging nut or head'of'the clip bolt and thereby holdthe fitting in position.

3. A spring clip cover comprising a hollow housing adapted to fit over and completely cover an end of the spring clip and bolt, and. a locking section adjustably positioned within said housing and adapted to engage the head or nut of the spring clip bolt, said housing and locking section having interengaging means resiliently to hold them against separation.

V 4:. A. spring clip cover comprising a hollow housing adapted to fit over and enclose one end of the spring clip and bolt, and'a locking section adjustably positioned within said housing and adapted to engage the nut or head of the spring clip bolt.

5. A spring slip cover comprising a hollow housing adapted to fit over an end of the spring clip, and a locking section adjustably positioned within said housing and adapted to engage the head of the spring clip bolt, said housing and locking section having int er-engaging projections and depressions whereby said parts are resiliently held against separation.

6. A- spring clip cover comprising a housing section adapted to fit over and completely cover the end'of'the spring clip and one end of the clip bolt, and a locking section adjustable relative to said housing section and adapted to hold said housing section'in position over said spring clip and bolt.

7. A spring clip cover comprising a housing section conformed to receive the end of a spring clip, having a wall adapted to engage the inner surface of the end ofthe clip and a plurality of flanged portions adapted to engage the top and side'surfaces of a covering over the spring, the lower side walls of said housing having inwardly directed oppositely disposed conical projections; and a locking member having a portion adapted to engage the clip bolt head and having a plurality of regularly spaced conical depressions for receiving said conical projections whereby said. housing section may be securely held over said clip.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 30tlrday of March, 1927.

OTTO W. -WENDEL. 

